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The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of
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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085787
South African History Online (2012) 'The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of', South African History Online, 8 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085787 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085787, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085787. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085787.
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